Upset stomach forces Mets third baseman David Wright out of game

Thomas Campbell/US PresswireDavid Wright finished his evening with two hits, both happening after he began to feel sick.

HOUSTON – Be glad: The injury that ended David Wright’s evening on Wednesday was neither a strained oblique nor an injured groin. It was the aftereffects of a stomach virus, one which Wright said onset in the fourth inning and kept him queasy and dizzy through his exit, after a 12th-inning single in an eventual Mets victory over the Astros.

“I felt nauseous,” Wright said. “And I was throwing up a lot. Just didn’t feel like I was helping out all that much. I felt like I’d do what I could. And I really couldn’t do much more after that.”

Wright went two-for-four with a double after the illness took over. After the game, the sickness remained. Wright planned to rehydrate.

Manager Jerry Manuel was unaware of Wright’s condition until he noticed Wright’s slow jog to first base in the 12th inning.